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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 02 May 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 3280 | 3252 | 3399 | 2728 | 1935 | 2650 | 1365 | 1128 | 831 | 663 | 520 | 400 | 412 | 380 | 1531 | 1703 | 1680 | 1387 | 1113 | 1466 | 1246 | 1130 | 932 | 816 | 699 | 632 | 526 | 434 | 235 | 279 | 96 | 137 | 101 | 84 | 123 | 236 | 152 | 101 | 70 | 77 | 102 | 89 | 146 | 146 | 142 | 82 | 75 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 48 | 147 | 149 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 133 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:33AM 1.86 | 8:08PM 2.01 | 8:36AM 1.81 | 9:10PM 1.94 | 9:38AM 1.77 | 10:10PM 1.88 | 10:38AM 1.73 | 11:07PM 1.83 | 11:34AM 1.71 | 11:58PM 1.78 | 12:24PM 1.69 | 12:45AM 1.74 | 1:10PM 1.69 | 1:28AM 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:31AM 0.14 | 1:50PM 0.10 | 2:31AM 0.19 | 2:50PM 0.16 | 3:30AM 0.23 | 3:49PM 0.22 | 4:27AM 0.26 | 4:45PM 0.26 | 5:20AM 0.28 | 5:38PM 0.30 | 6:09AM 0.30 | 6:27PM 0.33 | 6:54AM 0.32 | 7:12PM 0.36 | 7:36AM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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